Fall 2021 Ball State graduate finds uncommon connection to grandmother

It’s 1957. Poodle skirts are “in,” Elvis Presley songs play all over the radio and drive-in movies are popular destinations for teenagers. Trending news topics include integrating schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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Theta Chi makes its return to Ball State after three years away

Three years after they were removed, Theta Chi is returning to Ball State. The national board successfully negotiated with university officials to end the charter’s revocation from campus.

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Ball State professor works to create LGBTQ+ oral history project with students

Emma Cieslik, 2021 Ball State biology and public history graduate, has always enjoyed learning about religion and its role throughout history. 

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Ball State Green Theatre Society aims to make theater more environmentally friendly

In fall 2019, Parker Hickey, senior acting major, was approached by Jacki Walburn, a senior at the time, who was looking for any opportunity to be an activist and to be more sustainable, whether it be through organizing climate strikes or painting theater sets.

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Ball State President begins new podcast focusing on connecting with alumni

“What does our call to Beneficence mean to you?” Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns ends each episode of his podcast by asking this question, whether he is speaking with a New York Times bestselling author, a Grammy and Academy award winner or the CEO of Project Lead the Way.

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Washington Post reporter wins Ball State national writing award

Hannah Dreier never considered journalism as a career — she always liked reading and writing but thought she was going to do work as an activist after graduating from college.

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Ball State Foundation announces Top 100 Student Awards

When Brittney Grim, director of student and young alumni philanthropy and 2018 Ball State alumna, was a student at Ball State, she said she wished there was a program for students who performed well in school and were involved but maybe didn’t get the recognition they felt they deserved from the university.

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Local restaurants receive American Rescue Plan funds

After 18 months of collecting dust on their dining room tables, most restaurants have opened their doors again and owners are ready to improve their businesses for the Muncie community.

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Behind Closed Doors

You never know what someone is going through, no matter how much they seem to have it together.  

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Ball State alumna becomes ministry director

For Toni Werner, teaching was what she was meant to do with her life. After getting her degree in elementary education from Ball State in 1999, Werner spent 23 years teaching in an elementary school for DeKalb Central Schools.

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